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Video: Virtual Monastery
In a physical monastery everyone knows where you are with your body, speech and mind. But in our modern lives we can't always be in the same place to practice with our community. Catherine Pawasarat talks about the concept of a virtual monastery. Watch the video:...
Video: Why Do I Need a Teacher?
"As human beings, we are immersed and enmeshed in our experience." In this video, Doug Duncan speaks about the value of having a relationship with someone who can give us perspective on our lives. A teacher can help by pointing out the ways that we defend and promote...
Video: What is Dharma Training?
Dharma training is a process of how to use mundane tasks as a vehicle to become more disciplined, open hearted, clear and compassionate. In this video, Catherine Pawasarat explains why training is so important and how it is central to overcoming suffering. Hear how...
Friendly ‘Primitives’: The inverse relationship between income and happiness
While those in the so called ‘developing’ world may be measured by the wealthiest societies as ‘poor’ in financial terms, their social capital is clearly abundant. As strangers and foreigners just walking down the streets of their town, they generously shared this abundance with us.
Kyoto Journal Interview: Moving Into the Stream
An Interview with Dharma Teacher Achariya Doug Duncan on Exploring, Transcending, Surrendering & Awakening. Article by Brendan Joseph Ries, as Published in the Kyoto Journal Online Magazine, February 2014. Download the Kyoto Journal article Click to download...
Video: Conscious Community
Doug Duncan speaks about how mindfully working with others can bring consciousness to areas that are not accessible through sitting meditation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz2VCZgauX4 Click for More Videos featuring Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat.
Video: What is Awakening Community?
In this video, Catherine Pawasarat discusses the continually-evolving nature of awakening. She introduces the idea of the 'Virtual Monastery' as a model for facilitating the process of deepening our awakening at times when we are unable to be present with the...
Audio Interview on Dharma If You Dare
Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat were interviewed by the wonderful Farah on Drishti Point Radio in October 2013. They talked about pushing the boundaries for our spiritual liberation and other core messages highlighted in Doug's new book "Dharma if...
Principles to Live By: Writing Your Personal Constitution
It’s very illuminating to write one’s personal constitution. Here’s how. What would we put in it? Do our ideals match our actions in our day-to-day lives?